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...been a long day on the 11th floor of the Swiss Center on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Novartis' board of directors has listened to presentations on CIBA Vision's competitive challenges, purchasing and Gerber. Vasella slumps back comfortably in his chair, asking crisp questions. He's the picture of Swiss cool--until he learns that a New York City attorney is "assessing the claims of 300 to 400 possible plaintiffs" who say Novartis' athlete's-foot medicine Lamisil caused them injury. "This is outrageous!" he cries. "It has absolutely nothing to do with right or wrong, just with...
...Amaker suggests. “There is a high level of competition, kids who love the game of basketball, and who give great effort to improve themselves. I love that about the players we’ve encountered here so far.”Brown, picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League preseason media poll—one slot ahead of Harvard, travelled to Michigan last weekend. The Wolverines knocked off the Bears, 72-57.The Michigan squad graduated its three leading scorers from last season, including big man Courtney Sims, who recently signed a 10-day contract with the NBA?...
...Game, the seniors can bookend their college careers with Ivy League championships. In 2004, the Crimson went 10-0 on the way to a championship season.The biggest highlight for the senior class on this memorable day came from standout Corey Mazza. The receiver, playing for the fifth consecutive year after an injury-shortened season in 2005, tied Carl Morris ’03 for first all-time on Harvard’s career touchdown receptions list.Mazza’s score was also key in igniting a staggering Crimson offense, as his 20-yard strike from Pizzoti late...
...despite tripping near the end of the race. Sophomore Chaz Gillespie came in 40th, finishing in 31:00.95.Senior Ryan Hafer wrapped up the scoring, finishing 68th in 31:28.55.The team score of 201 put the Crimson seventh, third among Ivy schools behind fourth-place Brown and fifth-place Cornell. The Bears were a mere 13 points ahead of Harvard, magnifying the disappointment of Lipkin’s unlucky fall.“Our top four guys all ran fast,” Holmquest said. “We were all under 31 [minutes]; most years, if you?...
...becoming flood and drought seasons. "But I don't think it's my fault," says farmer John Muyu. His argument is supported by research at Cranfield University in the U.K., which found that the carbon footprint from flying flowers grown in Kenya to Britain can be less than one fifth of the figure for flowers grown in Dutch greenhouses...